Halloween Bucharest Transylvania Route
Tour Program
Istanbul - Kapıkule
Meeting Points:
19:30 Kadıköy Marriage Office Parking Lot
20:00 Next to Mecidiyeköy Ziraat Bank
20:30 Next to İncirli Ömür Plaza
21:30 TEM Selimpaşa Metro Facilities
22:30 TEM Çerkezköy Metro Altunbaş Facilities
23:59 Kapıkule
After meeting our guests at the departure points specified in the tour program, we proceed along the Istanbul–Edirne highway, making the necessary breaks, and arrive at the Edirne–Kapıkule Land Border Gate. After completing our exit procedures there, we enter Bulgaria.
Kapikule - Bucharest
After our overnight journey, in the morning we pass through the “Friendship Bridge” over the Danube River in Ruse, Bulgaria, and head towards Bucharest, the capital of Romania, known as the “Paris of the East.” After our journey, we begin our panoramic tour of Bucharest, where we will have the opportunity to explore the city up close. Main places to be seen include: Unirii Square, University Square, the Aviators’ Monument, Victory Square, Calea Victoriei, Bucharest’s most famous avenue, the Romanian Athenaeum, Revolution Square, the Royal Palace, the statue of our ancestor Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the Bucharest History Museum, the “House of the People” (Parliament Palace) built by Ceausescu, Bucharest Old Town, and the Triumphal Arch, which will be seen panoramically.
After our Bucharest city tour, we proceed with an optional extra “Ceausescu House” tour for those guests who wish to join us (30 €). We visit the Ceausescu family home, which was built by Nicolae Ceausescu and opened to visitors as a museum in 2016. Following our optional tour, we head to the hotel where we will stay. After check-in at the hotel, free time and overnight stay. Guests who wish may also join an optional dinner program at a local restaurant, featuring regional cuisine (60 €). After the optional tour, we return to the hotel. Overnight stay at our hotel in Bucharest.
Museum and archaeological site entrance fees, as well as the explanations inside the museums, are included in the price of the optional tour.
Bucharest - Sinaia - Bran - Brașov - Bucharest
After breakfast at the hotel, free time. Those who wish may join our extra Transylvania Castles tour, one of Romania’s most captivating points and a journey through its castles, which will leave lasting memories (60 €) (entrance fees not included). Our tour, which embraces unique natural and historical beauties, begins with a visit to Peleș Castle, one of the most beautiful castles in Europe. Guests who wish may visit the castle. We then proceed to Bran. Upon arrival in Bran, we head to the mysterious “Dracula’s Castle,” associated with Vlad III, known in Ottoman history as “Kazıklı Voyvoda” (Impaler Voivode), and made famous in Count Dracula films, where the vampire legend was born. Guests who wish may visit the castle, which is specially decorated for Halloween, or shop at souvenir stores and stalls, which make up Romania’s largest open-air souvenir market, and taste local food and drinks unique to the region. After the free time here, we continue to Brașov, a city famous for its historical beauty and cafés. In this beautiful city, built in the medieval German Rococo style, the main sights include the Black Church, the city walls, and the preserved narrow streets. After our panoramic city tour, we give our guests free time to spend at the city’s famous restaurants. After the free time, we return to our hotel in Bucharest. Return to hotel and overnight stay.
Museum and archaeological site entrance fees are at the guests’ expense.
Bucharest - Veliko Tarnovo - Istanbul
After breakfast at the hotel, we depart from our hotel and enter Bulgaria by crossing the Giurgiu–Ruse bridge. With necessary breaks along the route, we arrive in Veliko Tarnovo, the capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire. We take our city tour to get to know the historic city of Veliko Tarnovo, which is built on the Yantra River. After the panoramic city tour, there is free time for lunch. Following the free time, we take the Dimitrovgrad – Haskovo – Kapıkule route and arrive at the Kapıkule land border gate. After passport and customs procedures there, we enter Turkey. With necessary breaks along the route, we arrive in Istanbul. We drop off our guests at the points included in the tour program on the return route and conclude our tour. We hope to see you again on our next trips.
What's Included
- Round-trip transportation by bus
- 2 nights’ accommodation in 3* - 4* hotels in Bucharest, including breakfast
- Professional Turkish-speaking guide service
Not Included
- Exit fee for leaving the country
- Visa fee
- Overseas Travel Health Insurance
- Lunches and dinners
- Optional tours
- Museum and archaeological site entrance fees